Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/maito

This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Finnic

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Finno-Permic *majδ̕ɜ (compare Udmurt мӧль (möľ, “fir sap”)).

Noun

*maito

  1. milk
    Synonym: *piimä

Inflection

Inflection of *maito
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *maito *maidot
accusative *maidon *maidot
genitive *maidon *maitodën
*maitoidën
partitive *maitoda *maitoida
inessive *maidossa
*maidohna 		*maidoissa
*maidoihna
elative *maidosta *maidoista
illative *maitohën *maitoihën
adessive *maidolla *maidoilla
ablative *maidolta *maidoilta
allative *maitolën
*maitolëk 		*maitoilën
*maitoilëk
essive *maitona *maitoina
translative *maidoksi *maidoiksi
instructive *maidon *maidoin
comitative *maitonëk *maitoinëk
abessive *maidotta *maidoitta

Descendants

  • Finnish: maito
    • → Lule Sami: maiˈtu
    • → Kemi Sami: [Term?] (maid’do)
    • → Skolt Sami: [Term?] (mȧì̭ᴅ̀-)
    • → Akkala Sami: [script needed] (mait)
    • → Kildin Sami: ма̄ййт (mājjt)
    • → Ter Sami: [script needed] (ma͕ī̭ᵈta)
  • Ingrian: maito
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: maido
  • Ludian: maid
  • Veps: maid

Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland[2]
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